Christian Rollet, Drums, Percussion, was born on 13/10/1948 in Nice, France.
Professional musician since 1968, He has participated in more than 50 records.
In the 70s, he plays in concert with the Workshop de Lyon, a few seasons with François Tusques and a summer with Steve Lacy.
He is one of the founding members of the ARFI (Research Association of an Imaginary Folklore) in 1977.
With the Workshop de Lyon, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017, it has made 12 albums and more than 1000 concerts in Germany, Italy, Russia, Baltic States, USA, Canada, Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa.
He plays also in different ARFI bands : he is drummer for La Marmite Infernale (9 albums and many tours in France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Morocco, South Africa), member of the group of percussion Baron Samedi (creations, live music on movies, concerts and tours in France, Brazil, Ukraine), member of E’Guijecri, Palace d’Arfi, Villerd / Ayler Project, Vollat ​​3, etc.
Apart from ARFI, he regularly collaborates with Daunik Lazro (Daunik Lazro Quintet, And His Orchestra, Radical Roots).
In addition to his musical activities, he founded La Carrérarie, a musical theater company with Maurice Merle and Steve Waring (tours in France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Japan).
He staged « Le Roi démonté », opera of Alain Gibert and Steve Waring, « Le carnaval des petits trottoirs » at the Cité de la Musique in Paris with more than 150 children and the group Baron Samedi.
Co-Author / Artistic Director of Nuit Arfi: Bobigny, Bath Festival, Kiev Palace of October, Inauguration of the Cité de la Musqiue in Paris, Inauguration of Le Parvis in Tarbes, etc.
Since 2014 he is also one of the storytellers / musicians / artistic directors of « Auvergne Imaginée ».